SMiT Achieves Verimatrix Advanced CI+ Security Certification

June 17, 2014 --

HONG KONG, June 17,2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SMiT, the global-leading operation platform provider for secure distribution of paid content, announced today that it has achieved Verimatrix certification for the advanced cardless CI+ CAM. Moreover, SMiT is the first CAM manufacturer who passes the advanced security level of Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe.

The CI+ CAM is a cardless product integrating Verimatrix's highest level of client security technology. With the CAM, end-users can watch encrypted TV programs with no need for a smart card, and operators will minimize their costs by skipping the CAM-smart card pairing process while ensuring a highly secure transmission. Additionally, it fully complies with the CI+ 1.3 standard to support rich interactive features such as hybrid video-on-demand (VOD), catch-up TV, parent control, etc.

Akado and Tattelecom from Russia will first deploy the advanced cardless CI+ CAM in their market.

About SMiT:

SMIT provides devices that enable secure digital content delivery for the pay TV industry, allowing authorized subscribers access to protected content on any device, any place, anytime. We are a global leader in the design and development of conditional access modules (CAMs), which enables the delivery of premium content to digital TVs without the need for a set-top-box (STB). Our CAMs are custom designed to meet the strict security requirements of each conditional access (CA) provider and the varied user-interface and compliance requirements of each pay TV operator.

As over-the-top TV (OTT), Internet video streaming, changes the way content is delivered and consumed, we successfully developed the cloud-based OTT content distribution platform (namely Locostream) in 2012. Locostream helps TV operators and content providers distribute their content through the Internet and mobile Internet with low upfront investment, low bandwidth cost and zero risk, while ensuring they get paid. Locostream is now favored by many overseas TV operators and content providers.